First results of bacteriologic study of strains of Haemophilus influenzae isolated from meningitis in the Abidjan University Hospital Center (Ivory Coast)

Edoh, V.; Ghipponi, P.M.

Pathologie-Biologie 38(1): 19-21

1990


ISSN/ISBN: 0369-8114
PMID: 2155392
Document Number: 351762
Biovars and serovars of 132 Haemophilus influenzae isolated from cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) in Treichville hospital during a period of October 1986 to July 1988 were studied. Usual distribution was not found: biovar IV was first met (49.2%) followed by biovars I (28.8%), III (14.4%), II (6.1%) and V (1.5%). Strains belong to serovar b in 88% of cases.

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